Members of Norfolk County Council's cabinet are next week due to agree to commit the money towards a new roundabout and spine road off the B1135 at Hethel.

The Lotus site at Hethel (Image: Steve Adams)

County Hall officers are recommending that the Conservative-controlled cabinet commits the money towards the project, which they say will help unlock 1,000 jobs at the site.

Hethel, near Wymondham, is home to Lotus Cars, Classic Team Lotus and the Hethel Engineering Centre (HEC).

Plans for the roundabout at Hethel (Image: Norfolk County Council)

Officers, in the report which will come before councillors, state: "Improvements to the site access are needed to unlock the strategic employment allocation at Hethel.

"Lotus Cars and HEC have........

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